| Attribute |
Central African Republic × | 
Kenya × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 622,984 | 580,367 |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Land area (km²) | 622,984 | 569,140 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 11,227 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 5,920 | 3,457 |
| Border countries | - Cameroon
- Chad
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
- Sudan
| - Ethiopia
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Tanzania
- Uganda
|
| Coastline (km) | 0 | 536 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 635 | 762 |
| Lowest point (m) | 335 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 1,410 | 5,199 |
| People | | |
| Population | 5,990,855 | 53,527,936 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Indigenous beliefs | Christian |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Central African Republic | Republic of Kenya |
| Short country name | - | Kenya |
| Long local name | Republique Centrafricaine | Republic of Kenya/Jamhuri ya Kenya |
| 1↑Short local name | - | Kenya |
| Former name | - Central African Empire
- Ubangi-Shari
| |
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic |
| Capital | Bangui | Nairobi |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 3,390,000,000 | 163,700,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,937,000,000 | 79,220,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 700 | 3,500 |
| Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 5.4 | 10.4 |
| Labor force | 2,242,000 | 19,600,000 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.9 | 40 |
| Population below poverty line (%) | 62 | 36.1 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 282,900,000 | 13,950,000,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 300,100,000 | 19,240,000,000 |
| Military expenditures (% of GDP) | - | 1.3 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 14.6 | 17.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.9 | -6.7 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 52.9 | 54.2 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 4.1 | 8 |
| Central bank discount rate (%) | 4.25 | 10 |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 15.5 | 13.67 |
| Stock of narrow money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 14,070,000,000 |
| Stock of broad money (USD) | 428,900,000 | 14,070,000,000 |
| Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 547,000,000 | 32,000,000,000 |
| Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | - | 19,330,000,000 |
| Current account balance (USD) | -163,000,000 | -5,021,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 113,700,000 | 5,792,000,000 |
| Imports (USD) | 393,100,000 | 15,990,000,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 304,300,000 | 7,354,000,000 |
| External debt (USD) | 779,900,000 | 27,590,000,000 |
| National currency | Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs | Kenyan shillings |
| National currency (code) | XAF | KES |
| National currency (symbol) | FCFA | KSh |
| National currency rate to USD | 605.3 | 102.1 |